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The wives of Russians recalled to fight in Ukraine mobilized with a symbolic protest: they placed red flowers in the flame of the unknown soldier under the walls of the Kremlin and demanded the return of their husbands from the front. An initiative that, as they announce, will be repeated every Saturday. Anger is growing among them over the reservists who will be sent into battle on Vladimir Putin's orders in September 2022, a sensitive issue for the authorities, who have so far been careful not to suppress what could become an insurgent movement.

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Today there were about fifteen: they braved the cold and laid red flowers at an important symbolic place in the heart of Moscow, according to AFP. “We want to draw the attention of the authorities and the public to our appeal. We tried different remedies. We sent a written appeal to MPs, officials, administrations, but we were not listened to,” said Maria, 47 years old. Her husband was mobilized in November 2022, more than a year ago: “This is not right.”
“They are civilians, they are not soldiers, they cannot stay there that long,” he told France Press.
Police did not intervene, although any start to a protest is normally suppressed in Russia, a sign that the issue is sensitive for the Kremlin.
Paulina, mother of a one-year-old child, emphasizes that her action is “the only peaceful action that is not yet banned by law: I have the impression that we are disturbing them. But no one will be silent. We'll go.” “Outside every day, every Saturday, we'll put flowers” to attract attention, he continues.
The activism of the wives of the mobilized soldiers – according to Putin's latest figures there are almost 250,000 at the front – has been largely ignored by Russian state media, while the Kremlin wants to project an image of unity around the president, including in view of the upcoming elections in March .

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